Appliance for preventing wind-sucking in horses and cattle.



PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

T. KRANZ. APPLIANCE FOR-PREVENTING WIND SUGKING IN HORSES AND CATTLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-7. 1905.

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UNITED s'rArns THOMAS KRANZ, OF STEINDORF,

PATENT OFFICE.

GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO FRANZ RETTENBERGER AND JOSEF SIGL, OF STARNBERG,GERMANY.

APPLIANCE FOR PREVENTING WIND-SUCKING IN HORSES AND CATTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed April 7, 1905. Serial No. 254,413.

Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appliancesfor Preventing Wind-Sucking in Horses and Cattle, of which the followingis a clear, full, and exact specification.

The object of the present invention is to cure wind-sucking in horsesand cattle, which causes the stomach to be filled with air anddistended, thereby causing dangerous colics or flatulence.

The .invention consists in preventing the animal from effecting themovements of the tongue that produce the wind-sucking action by theinsertion in the lower jaw of the animal behind the front teeth andunder the tongue a band, the part within the jaw of which is rigid andis held in position by an elastic part passing underneath the jaw.

The accompanying drawings show the construction of the said applianceand the mode in which it is applied to the animal.

Figure 1 shows a section on the line A B of the appliance detached. Fig.2 shows a cross-section through the animals jaw with the appliance inposition. Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the appliance. Fig. 4 shows across-section of the appliance on line C D in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows aplan view of the animals jaw with the appliance in position. Fig. 6shows alongitudinal section of the jaw with the appliance in position,and Figs. 7 and 8 show heads of animals with the appliance in position.

The appliance consists of a rigid part d, on the under side h of whichis a pad 9 formed so as to project loosely into the hollow f of the jaw,as shown at Fig. 2. This pad may, however, in some cases be omitted. Toeach end of the part d are attached the ends of an elastic band 6, whichpasses round the under side of the jaw 0, while the part (1 passesacross the top of the jaw, underneath the tongue a, behind the teeth I).

The application of the band, way inconveniences the animal, is effectedin an easy and simple manner. It forms no hindrance to biting orchewing, nor does it which in no prevent the neighing or bellowing, asit does not rest completely upon the inner surface of the jaw, butleaves sufficiently large space for the motion of all parts. On theother hand, the appliance, as proved by lengthened experiment, rendersit perfectly impossible for the animal to effect the characteristicmovements of the tongue which produce the wind-sucking. The tongue istherefore not hindered by the appliance in its necessary movements, butonly in its unnecessary and detrimental freedom of motion which produceswind-sucking.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. Device forpreventing sucking of wind which consists of a stiff strip adapted to beplaced under the tongue upon the lower jaw, and of an elastic band, tobe placed under the jaw attached to the ends of said stiff strip to holdit in place in the mouth in the rear of the front teeth.

2. Devicefor preventing sucking of wind which consists ofa stiff stripbeing provided in its middle with a bend corresponding to the curvatureof the lower jaw and adapted to be placed under the tongue upon thelower jaw and of an elastic band to be placed under the jaw, attached tothe ends of said stiff strip to hold it in place in the mouth in therear of the front teeth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

THOMAS KRANZ.

In presence of ULYssEs J. BYWATER, MATHILDE K. HELD.

